On-Campus Options

Duke Dining provides a variety of on-campus dining options. Current Duke graduate students and postdocs have rated the following restaurants at the Brodhead Center and just outside campus. For menus and hours of operation, click here. Mobile ordering on-campus is available via the Duke Dine-Out app.

Brodhead Center

• Ginger + Soy                        7.5/10
• Gyotaku                                6.2/10
• Il Forno                                 6.8/10
• JB’s Roast & Chops              5.4/10
• Sazón                                    7.0/10
• Sprout                                   6.6/10
• Tandoor                                7.7/10
• The Commons                     6.3/10
• The Farmstead                    5.6/10
• The Skillet                            6.4/10
• The Chef’s Kitchen              5.4/10
• The Devil’s Krafthouse        6.5/10

Options in Walking Distance

• Pho & Poke House              7.1/10
• Heavenly Buffaloes             7.6/10
• Early Bird Donuts                6.5/10
• Pure Vegan Cafe                  7.9/10
• Sushi Love                            7.2/10
• Nosh Café                             6.3/10
• Naan Stop                             7.8/10
• Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar              6.8./10
• Itaewon Grill                          6.6/10
• Firehouse Subs                     6.1/10
• Mediterra Grill                      6.7/10
• Enzo’s Pizza                           7.2/10

 

Off-Campus Options

There are several food options to choose from in Durham (and even more in Raleigh and Chapel Hill). You can find a comprehensive list of the most popular restaurants in Durham on the Discover Durham site or Bites of Bull City food blog. Durham also has a subscription-based restaurant club called Offline.

If Instagram food blogs are more your style, check out @nancyjthapa, @sujungchronicles, and @joyeatsworld22 for the latest food destinations in Raleigh-Durham and beyond.

Several restaurants also give a discount to Duke students with a valid Duke ID. Below are a collection of current students’ favorites restaurants, ice cream shops, and coffee spots:

Coffee & Tea

• Cocoa Cinnamon: Popular coffee shop with locations throughout Durham
• Foster Street Coffee: Located north of Durham Central Park, next to Durham Food Hall
• Honeysuckle Teahouse: Chapel Hill-based farm, teahouse, and meadery
• Rofhiwa Book Cafe: Black-owned bookstore and coffee shop located in East Durham
• Triangle Coffee House: Located on Ninth St. near East Campus

Restaurants

• Alpaca Peruvian Charcoal Chicken: Peruvian restaurant with locations throughout the Triangle
• Boricua Soul: Puerto Rican restaurant and food truck
• Burger Bach: New Zealand-style gastro pub
• Bull & Bean: Popular breakfast/brunch spot
• Chicken Bee: Korean-style fried chicken
• Cucciolo Osteria: Fine dining Italian restaurant
• Dame’s Chicken & Waffles: Chicken and waffles restaurant (obviously)
• Durham Food Hall: Food hall located in Liberty Warehouse, including a coffee spot, a bar, and breakfast/lunch/dinner options.
• Elmo’s Diner: A Durham mainstay serving classic diner food
• Gocciolina: Fine dining Italian restaurant
• Grub Durham: Breakfast/brunch and burger spot in a retro converted gas station
• Guasca South American Grill: Variety of South American fare, including arepas
• Gugelhupf: German-style bakery, cafe, and biergarten
• Happy & Hale: Health-conscious restaurant serving salads & bowls
• Hong Kong Chinese: Serves Hong Kong-style Dim Sum and other Chinese cuisines
• It’s A Southern Thing Kitchen & Bar: Southern US restaurant serving brunch & dinner.
• Juju: Fine dining Asian fusion tapas
• La Vaquita Taqueria: Popular taqueria known for the giant cow statue (and great tacos)
• Lime & Lemon Indian Grill & Bar: Top-rated Indian restaurant serving North and South Indian cuisine
• Luna’s: South American rotisserie and empanada restaurant
• M Kokko, M Pocha, M Tempura, & M Sushi: Suite of fine dining Japanese- and Korean-influenced restaurants
• Mateo: Durham’s original Spanish-style tapas bar
• Mi Calvillo: Mexican street tacos and other Tex-Mex fare
• Monuts: Popular donut shop and bakery
• Mothers and Sons Trattoria: Classic regional Italian food focused on fresh handmade pasta
• Namu: Korean fusion restaurant, coffee shop, and beer hall
• NuvoTaco: Modern Mexican eatery with traditional Tex-Mex food
• Picnic: Whole hog Barbeque and seasonal southern sides
• Pizzeria Toro: Artisan wood-fired pizza restaurant and bar
• Pompieri Pizza: Casual Neopolitan-style pizza restaurant
• Press Coffee, Crepes & Cocktails: European-style coffee shop and cocktail bar in American Tobacco Campus
• Pure Soul: Plant-based, Black-owned comfort and soul food restaurant
• Rose’s Noodles, Dumplings, & Sweets: East Asian-inspired eatery and bakery serving Chinese, Japanese, and other East Asian cuisines.
• Saltbox Seafood Joint: Popular seafood restaurant serving seasonal, local seafood
• Shanghai Restaurant: Cantonese and Szechuan-style restaurant
• Thai at Main Street: Popular restaurant serving traditional Thai (Bangkok-style) fare
• The Pit: Authentic whole-hog North Carolina-style barbeque
• Viceroy: Modern Indian cuisine and craft cocktail bar
• Vin Rouge: Top-rated traditional French bistro

Ice Cream

• Don’t Tell Mother: Underground ice cream subscription/email list (learn more in this Chronicle article)
• Goodberry’s Frozen Custard: Chain of frozen custard shops throughout Raleigh and Durham
• Maple View Farm Ice Cream: Chapel Hill-based Ice cream stand supplied from local dairy farms
• The Parlor: Handmade ice cream shop with a rotating list of seasonal flavors
• Simon Says Dip This: Dipped ice cream shop with a variety of dip flavors and toppings
• Two Rooster’s Ice Cream: Ice cream shop with multiple locations in Durham and Raleigh
• Bold Batch Creamery: small batch ice cream operation that does pickups in Durham